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Europe's regulatory push under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is weighing on palm oil demand, but Middle Eastern and Asian markets are increasingly absorbing the surplus without similar sustainability requirements.

Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Friday and posted their first weekly gain in three weeks, as higher crude oil and a weaker ringgit lend support. Softer rival edible oils on the Dalian exchange on Friday, however, capped the session’s gains.

With infectious diseases declining, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) now account for nearly three-quarters of all deaths worldwide, and are rapidly rising in India. We are, as we say, what we eat. Almost all NCDs, including cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes, are linked to lifestyle and diet. In particular, they are linked to how we cook, and which foods provide our main energy source

A potential shift towards higher palm oil-based biodiesel blends of 15%-30% (B15-B30) could reshape Malaysian palm oil demand dynamics, with consumption projected to rise between 380,000 tonnes and 1.5M tonnes, New Straits Times (NST) wrote.

23/04/2026 (UkrAgroConsult) - Palm oil prices rose thanks to a stronger Chinese market, higher crude oil prices, and rising soybean oil prices the previous day, said Abdul Hamid, sales director at Pakistan-based Manzoor Trading. Higher oil prices are improving the economics of biodiesel, and Indonesia’s resumption of plans to launch B50 on July 1 remains a key factor, he added. The price differential between palm and soybean oils also plays into palm oil’s hands, he noted, adding that lower palm oil prices are creating strong demand from key markets.

23/04/2026 (The Borneo Post), Kota Kinabalu - Sabah is strengthening its agriculture sector not only as an economic driver but also as a strategic buffer against rising living costs and global supply disruptions.

23/04/2026 (Bio Energy Times) - Indonesia consumed 3.9 million kiloliters of palm-based biodiesel in the period from January 1 to April 13, 2026, under its mandatory biodiesel blending programme, even as the country prepared to raise its blending requirement further, Hydrocarbon Processing reported.

23/04/2026 (Oils & Fats International) - US President Donald Trump has extended the country’s ceasefire with Iran to allow more time for diplomacy, Euronews wrote on 22 April.

23/04/2026 (Asia News Network), Bangkok - Department of Internal Trade is reviewing requests from six palm oil producers seeking to raise bottled palm oil prices, as officials move to examine the cost structure of both old and new crude palm oil stocks before making a final decision.

22/04/2026 (Hydrocarbon Processing) - Malaysia's palm oil–based biodiesel consumption is set to rise by more than 300,000 metric tons annually, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board said, as the country joins top producer Indonesia in raising blending mandates to reduce reliance on energy imports.

23/04/2026 (Business Recorder), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures extended gains to a third consecutive session on Wednesday to end at their highest closing price in nearly three weeks, propped up by stronger related oils, although expectations of higher production may limit upside movements. The benchmark palm oil contract for July delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 67 ringgit, or 1.47percent, to 4,626 ringgit (USD1,171.14) a metric ton at closing. The contract extended the 2.45percent gain recorded over the previous two sessions.

22/04/2026 (BW Businessworld) - The association says that with India’s close partners ramping up their biodiesel mandates and diverting more palm oil toward domestic energy use, it is bound to result in compressing exportable supplies from the region